American college football season
The 1977 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach George Welsh.[2][3]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | | The Citadel | | W 21–2 | 16,226 | [4] |
September 17 | | Connecticut | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| W 38–7 | 13,659 | [5] |
September 25 | | at No. 1 Michigan | | L 7–14 | 101,800 | [6] |
October 1 | | at Duke | | L 16–28 | 24,800 | [7] |
October 8 | | Air Force | | W 10–7 | | |
October 15 | | at No. 17 Pittsburgh | | L 17–34 | | |
October 22 | | William & Mary | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| W 42–17 | | |
October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Notre Dame | | L 10–43 | 59,075 | |
November 5 | | Syracuse | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| L 34–45 | 16,709 | |
November 12 | | Georgia Tech | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| W 20–16 | 18,590 | |
November 26 | | vs. Army | | L 14–17 | 81,091 | |
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Game summaries[edit]
Game information |
- Air Force
| - Navy
- Joe Gattuso Jr. 143 Rush Yds
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Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | AFA | NAVY | 2 | | 4 | | | Air Force | Paul Williams 6-yard touchdown reception from Dave Ziebart, Terry Harris kick good | 7 | 0 | 2 | | | 88 | | Navy | Paul Klawinski 5-yard touchdown run, Bob Tata kick good | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0:41 | | | | Navy | 25-yard field goal by Bob Tata | 7 | 10 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 7 | 10 | |
Personnel[edit]
1977 Navy Midshipmen football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OT | 65 | Jerome Barker | So | G | 77 | Rick Bott | So | RB | | Steve Callahan | TE | | Rich Cellon | QB | | Randy Farley | G | 62 | Tom Fieldman | So | C | | Ray Fritsch | RB | | Joe Gattuso (C) | Sr | TE | 83 | Carl Hendershot | So | WR | | Sandy Jones | FB | 33 | Larry Klawinski | So | G | | Steve Kremer | WR | | John Kurkowski | QB | 15 | Bob Lesczynski | Jr | OT | 69 | Jim Lippard | WR | 80 | Phil McConkey | Jr | RB | | Leon Miller | OT | 71 | Mark Poston | Sr | QB | 18 | Bob Powers | So | OT | 75 | Kevin Ryan | Sr | RB | 23 | Mike Sherlock | Fr | OT | 61 | John Taylor | So | RB | | Dave Walker | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DT | 73 | Steve Chambers | Fr | LB | | Bob DeStefany | S | | Mike Galpin (C) | Sr | LB | 63 | Mike Kronzer | Fr | DB | 32 | Pat McCormick | Sr | DT | 76 | John Merrill | So | DB | 66 | Charlie Meyers | So | DL | | A.B. Miller | DB | 49 | Gregg Milo | So | DE | 88 | Hugh Nixon | So | LB | 55 | Tom Paulk | So | DL | | Pfunandre Redvict | DL | | Ed Reid | DB | | John Sturges | DE | 84 | Charlie Thornton | So | DL | | Tom Thompson | DB | | Bob Wilson | DB | 36 | Chuck Zingler | So | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 10 | Bob Tata | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References[edit]
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
- ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 194. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Navy stymies Citadel to take 21–2 victory". Winston-Salem Journal. September 11, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Curt Sylvester (September 25, 1977). "Rough Seas: 'M' 14, Navy 7". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E.
- ^ "Duke destroys Navy, 28–16". Florence Morning News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ New York Times. 1977 Oct 09. Retrieved 2019-Jan-22.
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